Dotted quarter notes

- Lesson nine introduces the dotted quarter note.…Remember a dot increases a note's duration…by half.…So a quarter note gets one beat,…a dotted quarter note gets one and half beats…and is usually followed by an eighth note.…To understand how a dotted quarter note works in music,…take a look at measure four of Ode to Joy.…I'm going to play and count it at the same time.…Notice how the dotted quarter note…gets one and two…and the eighth note falls on and of two.…

Here we go.…One, two, three, four.…One and two and three.…Let's play Ode to Joy.…One, two, three, four.…(ukulele music)…

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1/5/2017

Pick up the ukulele at your own pace. Follow Grammy-winning artist Daniel Ho as he shows you how to change chords, read standard music notation, and approach music theory concepts like the major scale, intervals, and harmony. Explore the surprising range of this fun little instrument by practicing movable chords and left-hand mute strokes for reggae and soul, trying out the blues shuffle rhythm, and strumming Hawaiian tunes. To help you practice what you learn, he shows you how to play a fiddle tune, "Solider's Joy," and the beloved island standby, "Aloha 'Oe." He wraps up with a performance of his own; watch as he performs "Bicycle Holiday" and "Living in Paradise."